Published 2:48 pm, Tuesday, February 3, 2015

A Midland resident faces three charges of burglary of habitation and one charge of forgery of financial instrument after going on a crime spree throughout January.

David Michael Payne, 25, of Midland, arrested Friday on the four charges. He was being held Tuesday, and his bond was set at $25,000.

According to the affidavit, Midland police responded to a burglary of a vehicle. The alleged victim said to a detective that Payne took the check book out of his unlocked pickup, wrote a check out to himself for $1,700, and cashed it at a bank.

In three separate cases earlier in the month, police also investigated three separate home burglaries that resulted in stolen laptop computers and jewelry. For one of the laptop burglaries, an alleged victim said Payne was in possession of her laptop, according to the affidavit.

When questioned about the burglaries, Payne admitted to all three burglaries and even detailed how he entered the homes, saying he used a dog door for one and unlock back doors for the other two, according to the affidavit.

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Payne also told police he pawned some of the jewelry at various local pawn shops and traded the rest at a location in Odessa for heroin. When police questioned an acquaintance of Payne, she indicated Payne and herself are regular heroin users, according to the affidavit.

If convicted of each of the burglary charges, second-degree felonies, Payne could face up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000. For the forgery charge, a state jail felony charge, Payne could face up to two years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.